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The Chair of Economics and Social Policy, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede, is dedicated to research and teaching in the fields of Social Policy, Public Finance, and Urban and Regional Economics.
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Economist Matthias Wrede, Professor of Social Policy at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, was interviewed by the F.A.Z. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) about the housing shortage in Germany, its consequences for the labor market, and possible solutions.
Like many other wealthy countries, Germany is fac...
CALL FOR PAPERS – Special Issue 2025
"Cooperatives – Common Good – Transformation"
Journal: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Genossenschaftswesen (ZfgG) (Review of Cooperative Studies)
Length: 20.000 – 40.000 characters (including blanks)
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Submission to: https://mc....
The new competition for the Friedwart Bruckhaus Awards 2025/2026 has been announced on behalf of Managing Director Barbara Frenz and the jury. The theme is "Undesirable developments in the housing market – between market and government failure?" Prizes will be awarded for academic and journalistic w...
An interview with FAU WiSo economist Prof. Dr. Matthias Wrede
What is the current situation on the housing market – is housing becoming more expensive throughout Germany or mainly in certain locations?
From 2010 to mid-2022, real estate prices rose across Germany, followed by a brief decline and t...
